STEM Scholarships, Grants, and Tuition Assistance

Dr. Christine Barrow, Director

STEM Resource Center

Overview

What’s STEM?

• Sciences – Biology– Chemistry– Physics– Nutrition

• Technology– Comp. Info. Systems– Engineering Technology

• Engineering• Mathematics

What’s Available?

• STEM Collegian Center

• NSF Scholars Program

• Others???

STEM Collegian Center STEM Collegian Center GrantGrant

• Funding from the National Science Funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF)Foundation (NSF)

– Support STEM Collegian Center to provide a Support STEM Collegian Center to provide a mentored, co-curricular learning communitymentored, co-curricular learning community

– An interdisciplinary approach to STEM, to An interdisciplinary approach to STEM, to improve depth and breadth of learningimprove depth and breadth of learning

– Integration of research, service, and education Integration of research, service, and education to promote student understanding and to promote student understanding and excitementexcitement

Support for the STEM Support for the STEM Collegian CenterCollegian Center

• Performance awards for successful STEM Performance awards for successful STEM course completion - amounts varycourse completion - amounts vary

• Stipend for 15 hours of Civic Engagement Stipend for 15 hours of Civic Engagement (volunteer) - $150(volunteer) - $150

• Stipend for “outside class” Stipend for “outside class”

capstone/research project capstone/research project

- $400 + $80 supplies - $400 + $80 supplies

• Funds for conference travelFunds for conference travel

- amounts vary- amounts varyCollegians at Koshland Collegians at Koshland Science Museum, Science Museum, Washington, DC, 2005Washington, DC, 2005

STEM Collegian Center STEM Collegian Center – – Performance AwardsPerformance Awards

• Award for Award for “success”“success” in STEM courses in STEM courses

• 11stst course (A=$220, B=$200, C=$180) course (A=$220, B=$200, C=$180)– Additional courses subtract $30, $60, $90, Additional courses subtract $30, $60, $90,

etc.etc.

• Full award for active membersFull award for active members– Award reduced 25% based on activities, Award reduced 25% based on activities,

mentor rating, and civic engagementmentor rating, and civic engagement

Membership Criteria and Responsibilities

• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0• Contact faculty mentor at least twice each

month• Participate in two or more STEM Collegian

Center activities per semester• Participate in at least one hour of civic

engagement (volunteer service) per semester • Participate in assessment surveys and

activities to help improve the Center

STEM Collegian Center – STEM Collegian Center – Program HighlightsProgram Highlights

Seminar Topic HighlightsSeminar Topic Highlights• Mark Matties & Bowie State Mark Matties & Bowie State

SupercomputerSupercomputer• Theresa Francis & Coding Theresa Francis & Coding

TheoryTheory• James York & Chaos TheoryJames York & Chaos Theory• Organ transplantsOrgan transplants• Keith Harris & NutraceuticalsKeith Harris & Nutraceuticals• Build Your Own Computer Build Your Own Computer

Seminar & ClassSeminar & Class

Activity/Field Trip HighlightsActivity/Field Trip Highlights• STEM Collegian/Division MixerSTEM Collegian/Division Mixer• Zoo field tripZoo field trip• Osprey BandingOsprey Banding• Fossil HuntingFossil Hunting• Community Service Community Service (Stream (Stream

clean-up, etc.)clean-up, etc.)• Peer TutoringPeer Tutoring• STEM Website DesignSTEM Website Design • Transfer Workshop Transfer Workshop • Food Science WorkshopFood Science Workshop• Partnership with Natl. Human Partnership with Natl. Human

Genome Research InstituteGenome Research Institute• Travel to local, regional, & Travel to local, regional, &

national conferencesnational conferences

Collegian, Ivy Phaire with Dr. Ben Carson at AMHPS 2006

NSF Scholars Program

• Scholarship Program– Maximum award for an independent student

- $11, 632 per year– Maximum award for a dependent student -

$7, 822 per year

• Workshops

• Design competitions

• Travel funds

Eligibility Requirements

• Full-time (enrolled in minimum of 12 credit hours) Student• Major in any STEM degree program * • 3.0 overall GPA (3.5 for entering high school graduates) • 3.0 GPA in STEM courses • No STEM grade below a C (if a course is repeated the most recent

grade counts) • Have completed or tested out of Intermediate Algebra (MAT 1040) • Be or become a member of the STEM Collegian Center and adhere

to the requirements thereof • Demonstrate financial need per the U.S. Department of Education

rules • U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, Alien admitted as a Refugee, Alien

lawfully admitted to U.S. for permanent residence

OTHERS??

Contact UsContact Us

• Christine BarrowChristine Barrow, , STEM Collegian CenterSTEM Collegian Center– Phone: 301-322-0422 Email: Phone: 301-322-0422 Email: cbarrow@pgcc.edu – Ms. Shirley Courtney, Chesapeake Hall Room 108Ms. Shirley Courtney, Chesapeake Hall Room 108

• Nadene Houser- Archield, Nadene Houser- Archield, NSF Scholars ProgramNSF Scholars Program– Phone: 301-386-7593 Email: Phone: 301-386-7593 Email: housernr@pgcc.edu

– Ms. Gita Brown, Chesapeake Hall Roomm 108Ms. Gita Brown, Chesapeake Hall Roomm 108

• Website - Website - http://academic.pgcc.edu/scc/